Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner last week told a constituent that nobody has a right to use the internet, like a utility, and if they do they shouldn't have an expectation of privacy.

His statement came in response to a question from a town hall attendee who questioned Congress' recent decision to roll back an Obama-era law -- that hadn't yet gone into effect -- that would have limited what Internet Service Providers can do with their customers' internet browsing history.

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"Facebook is not comparable to an ISP. I do not have to go to Facebook," a woman said. "I do have one provider. I have one choice. I don’t have to go on Google. My ISP provider is different than those providers."

Sensenbrenner responded by saying, "Nobody's got to use the internet at all," and said that the internet should not be treated as a utility.

"If we did that right at the beginning, we would have no internet," he said.

"I don’t think it's my job to tell you that you cannot get advertising for your information being sold. My job, I think, is to tell you that you have the opportunity to do it, and then you take it upon yourself to make the choice that the government should give you, and that's what the law has been and I think we ought to have more choices rather than fewer choices with the government controlling our every day lives."

The exchange was picked up by American Bridge, a liberal super PAC.

The comment drew criticism from some internet users who portrayed the veteran congressman as being out of touch:

“Nobody has to use indoor plumbing or electricity. They can just use outhouses and kerosene lamps. They have a choice, right?" Twitter user Mike Stefanik wrote.